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Joy of Programming: SNAFU — Situation Normal, All Fouled Up!
The stories of software development projects in crisis are amazingly familiar to all experienced programmers and managers. In this column, we'll look at some...
Exploring Software — Alternatives to Rails, Django
Zope 3 never picked up because most of the popular projects/products based on the application server never migrated from Zope 2. With "Grok --...
CodeSport
Welcome to CodeSport! We will continue the discussion that began last month about software transactional memory.
The main difference between traditional lock-based synchronisation and software...
Open Source Jobs, Open to Freshers at Nagarro
Nagarro is an outsourcing company that specialises in high-quality business-critical software, and is known for its extensive use of open source solutions. Nagarro is...
FOSS is __FUN__: The Unsung Heroes
There is always an ongoing debate in FOSS circles on how to define a FOSS contributor. What is real FOSS contribution? Who are the...
‘Hundreds Working on Open Source Projects at Yahoo!, and We’ll Continue to Hire’
Yahoo! is a brand associated with open source, particularly for its contributions to the open source community. LINUX For You caught up with Hari...
Make Your Own Stop-Motion Animation Using Stopmotion
This is one of those projects done during a lazy afternoon when creativity is bubbling up. In this article, I will introduce the core concept of animation, and how one would go about creating a short film, step by step, using free and open-source software
How WordPress Saved the Day
One fine day, the most formidable teacher in the school summons me. I go to her thinking these are my last few minutes in...
Setting up Analytics for your Android App
So how do developers launch their Android apps and market them on a war footing? While you may monitor qualitative comments from users, you...
Python Threading and its Caveats
As a rapid application development language, Python is highly preferred for being easy to use, feature-rich and robust. With multi-core processors now becoming more...
